There was a time when I followed Fat Wreck Chords something approaching religious fervour, I guess around the mid-late 90s and very early 2000s. They
Read moreSonic Boom Six – Cardiac Address EP (Rebel Alliance, 2017)
One day, Laila K and Barney Boom were sitting around the boompad having a heated discussion: “Most of the time, I like our innovative directions,”
Read moreRancid – Trouble Maker (Epitaph, 2017)
Bloody hell. These guys have been around for a long ass time now, considering they were formed in 1991. That’s 26 years innit. Obviously, they’ve
Read moreThe Flatliners – Inviting Light (Rise Records / Dine Alone Records, 2017)
The Flatliners are a much loved punk rock band from Ontario, Canada, and this, Inviting Light, is their fifth studio album, and their first on
Read moreThe Smith Street Band – More Scared of You Than You Are of Me (Specialist Subject Records / Sideonedummy / Uncle M / Pool House Records, 2017)
I’ve always thought that the way in which people form opinions about stuff or events or people without actually having any knowledge about them is
Read moreAFI – AFI (The Blood) (Concord Records, 2017)
There was a time when A Fire Inside, or AFI as they are more commonly known, actually had a fire inside, and were a band
Read moreDropkick Murphys – 11 Short Stories of Pain & Glory (Born and Bred, 2017)
For a lot of people on this side of the pond, I can see the Dropkick Murphys being something of a secret guilty pleasure. Myself,
Read moreThe Cut Ups – The Nerves (Banquet Records, 2016)
This one I’ll admit happened quite by chance. I was put in touch with Jon Curtis. I’d heard of The Cut Ups before, (which is
Read moreArms Aloft – What A time To Be Barely Alive (Red Scare Industries, 2016)
I’ve been hearing great things whispered about these guys for a couple of years now, but for some reason I never got around to checking
Read moreMy War: Depression, anxiety, and me (part 1.a)
Another incomplete night’s sleep has seen me wide awake at 4.30am, mind racing. This is an addendum to the original My War post that I
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